{"id":2228,"date":"2026-05-01T23:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2026-05-02T23:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T23:50:52","slug":"weekly-newsletter-may-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2228","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Newsletter May 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Upcoming Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\">\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"75\" \/>\n<col width=\"539\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5\/3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u5bb6\u9577\u5927\u6703 Year-End Report Meeting with Parents &#8211; Fireside Chat <span dir=\"ltr\">3:00 &#8211; 4:15 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u6559\u5b78\u6210\u679c\u5c55 Student work exhibition <span dir=\"ltr\">2:30 &#8211; 4:20 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">5\/10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">2026-2027 \u5b78\u5e74\u65e9\u9ce5\u8a3b\u518a\u958b\u59cb School Year 2026-2027 Early bird registration <span dir=\"ltr\">begins 2:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u6587\u5316\u8ab2\u958b\u653e\u65e5 Culture class open house <span dir=\"ltr\">4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span dir=\"ltr\">5\/17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Fun Day<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Message from Principal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">End-of-Year Parent Report Meeting &amp; Student Work Exhibition <span dir=\"ltr\">This Sunday, May 3rd<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fireside Chat Q&amp;A \u2014 replacing our traditional presentation. Submit your questions via <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Xy8QaA4PRVxhyjgn6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Fireside chat survey\">Fireside chat survey<\/a> by Saturday, May 2nd.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Student Work Exhibition \u2014 featuring work from our students plus partners Princeton Day School and Princeton High School<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\uddc1Light refreshments provided<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fun Day <span dir=\"ltr\">May 17th<\/span> at Mercer Park East<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Action required: Please complete the <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/qMQMEhaMGZSEZwUa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Fun Day Survey\">Fun Day Survey<\/a> by <span dir=\"ltr\">May 3rd<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">.<\/span> We need at least 50% of families to respond \u2014 otherwise the event will be canceled. Your response decides whether this happens! <b>We are only a few families away from the 50% threshold.<\/b> Please submit your response tonight!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Academic Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">N\/A<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Message from Culture Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to PCLS Yo-Yo Competition Winners!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2230\" src=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0346.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1544\" height=\"1384\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>PTA Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due to the postponement of the LNY event, many duties have been affected. Please check <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FAkq64Qy2bNXo-nI3GYDgzJUMgYyy6zj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"the updated list\">the updated list<\/a> for the changes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Deposit refund requirement: Please note that only after the parent duties are fulfilled will the deposit be refunded. To check your 2025-2026 parent duty sign ups, please click <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FAkq64Qy2bNXo-nI3GYDgzJUMgYyy6zj\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"this link\">this link<\/a>. Detailed parent duty instructions and information can be found in the <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1i1yBbMxwW3KjzEq-CC87Phj5NUdtoeUc2dUpLmlvBCg\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines\">PCLS Parent Duty Guidelines<\/a>. Please make sure to sign in at the event\/duty to log the completion of your duty. If any events\/parent duty signups are canceled\/moved, it is the family\u2019s responsibility to fulfill another parent duty in order to receive the deposit.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Any questions about your parent duties, please reach out to Jan-Huey, PCLS PTA Lead, while at school or at <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"mailto:PTA@pcls.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"PTA@pcls.org\">PTA@pcls.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Vendor Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Join us at LINE group: &#8220;PCLS &#8211; Food and Vendors \u666e\u6797\u65af\u9813\u4e2d\u6587\u5b78\u6821\u7f8e\u98df\u5718&#8221; to get the latest information about food ordering and delivery. <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan\">\u00a0https:\/\/line.me\/ti\/g\/QuLI3jTQan<\/a>.\u00a0 Click the link to join.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yiv2085035854gmail-docs-internal-guid-066e4612-7fff-5574-d04c-c208f8635457\"><br \/>\nFor additional information on the date, time, location and order link, please see <a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1I6l9x2SBIUkM9AKtF4iPJwsUR84juBNBcGGsxCiv1Pg\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"this link\">this link<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yiv2085035854gmail_signature\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div><b><span style=\"color: #efeae7; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana, sans-serif;\"><b>Cindy Chen<span style=\"color: #efeae7;\">,\u00a0<\/span>\u6821\u9577\u00a0Principal<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Event 5\/3 \u5bb6\u9577\u5927\u6703 Year-End Report Meeting with Parents &#8211; Fireside Chat 3:00 &#8211; 4:15 PM \u6559\u5b78\u6210\u679c\u5c55 Student work exhibition 2:30 &#8211; 4:20 PM 5\/10 2026-2027 \u5b78\u5e74\u65e9\u9ce5\u8a3b\u518a\u958b\u59cb School Year 2026-2027 Early bird registration begins 2:30 &#8211; 4:30 PM \u6587\u5316\u8ab2\u958b\u653e\u65e5 Culture class open house 4:20 &#8211; 5:00 PM 5\/17 Fun Day Message from Principal End-of-Year Parent Report Meeting &amp; Student Work Exhibition This Sunday, May 3rd Fireside Chat Q&amp;A \u2014 replacing our traditional presentation. Submit your questions via Fireside chat survey <a href=\"http:\/\/pcls.org\/?p=2228\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2228"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2231,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2228\/revisions\/2231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pcls.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}